B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy Association v. British Columbia (Attorney General)

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Wagner, Richard; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell
Citation2017 SCC 6,[2017] 1 SCR 93,405 DLR (4th) 393
Date26 January 2017
Docket Number36495

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37 practice notes
  • Toronto (City) v. Ontario (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 1, 2021
    ...Kleindienst v. Mandel, 408 U.S. 753 (1972); B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy Association v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2017 SCC 6, [2017] 1 S.C.R. 93; Delisle v. Canada (Deputy Attorney General), [1999] 2 S.C.R. 989; Mounted Police Association of Ontario v. Canada (Attorney......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 23 ' January 3, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 9, 2025
    ...v. Law Society of British Columbia, 2017 BCCA 448, Freedom of Information and Privacy Association v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2017 SCC 6, Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. v. Canada, 2010 SCC 21, Medovarski v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2005 SCC 51, Martin v. W......
  • COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (DECEMBER 23 – JANUARY 3, 2025)
    • Canada
    • LexBlog Canada
    • January 3, 2025
    ...v. Law Society of British Columbia, 2017 BCCA 448, Freedom of Information and Privacy Association v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2017 SCC 6, Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. v. Canada, 2010 SCC 21, Medovarski v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2005 SCC 51, Martin v. W......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Charter Remedies in Criminal Cases, 2nd Edition
    • May 2, 2022
    ...ONSC 939 ................................................... 136 BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association v British Columbia (AG), 2017 SCC 6 ............................................................ 219 Babos, R v, 2014 SCC 16 ..................................... 72, 76, 81-84......
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  • Toronto (City) v. Ontario (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 1, 2021
    ...Kleindienst v. Mandel, 408 U.S. 753 (1972); B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy Association v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2017 SCC 6, [2017] 1 S.C.R. 93; Delisle v. Canada (Deputy Attorney General), [1999] 2 S.C.R. 989; Mounted Police Association of Ontario v. Canada (Attorney......
  • British Columbia (Attorney General) v. Alberta (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • September 24, 2019
    ...2011 SCC 2, [2011] 1 SCR 19; Bedford; Carter; B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy Association v British Columbia (Attorney General), 2017 SCC 6, [2017] 1 SCR 93. In those cases, the Court was able to determine whether the impugned legislation was valid without placing it in a particular......
  • T.L. v. British Columbia (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • April 24, 2023
    ...2018 ONCA 261 at para. 18. See also B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy Association v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2017 SCC 6 at [101]    The petition judge did not conduct a statutory interpretation analysis of s. 96(1), at least not in any depth. It w......
  • Sparks v. Nova Scotia (Assistance Appeal Board)
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • November 8, 2017
    ...v. Alex, 2017 SCC 37, per Moldaver, J. at para. 24; B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy Assn. v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2017 SCC 6.[26] This approach also applies when, like here, the subject provision is a regulation. Ruth Sullivan in Sullivan on the Construction of Statu......
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2 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 23 ' January 3, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 9, 2025
    ...v. Law Society of British Columbia, 2017 BCCA 448, Freedom of Information and Privacy Association v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2017 SCC 6, Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. v. Canada, 2010 SCC 21, Medovarski v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2005 SCC 51, Martin v. W......
  • COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (DECEMBER 23 – JANUARY 3, 2025)
    • Canada
    • LexBlog Canada
    • January 3, 2025
    ...v. Law Society of British Columbia, 2017 BCCA 448, Freedom of Information and Privacy Association v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2017 SCC 6, Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. v. Canada, 2010 SCC 21, Medovarski v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2005 SCC 51, Martin v. W......
7 books & journal articles
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Charter Remedies in Criminal Cases, 2nd Edition
    • May 2, 2022
    ...ONSC 939 ................................................... 136 BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association v British Columbia (AG), 2017 SCC 6 ............................................................ 219 Babos, R v, 2014 SCC 16 ..................................... 72, 76, 81-84......
  • Table of cases, index and about the authors
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Seventh Edition
    • June 30, 2021
    ...65 DLR (4th) 361............................ 33 BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association v British Columbia (Attorney General), 2017 SCC 6, [2017] 1 SCR 93........................... 96, 99, 188 Behn v Moulton Construction Ltd, 2013 SCC 26, [2013] 2 SCR 227..................477 Bel......
  • Limitation of Charter Rights
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Seventh Edition
    • June 30, 2021
    ...note 25. Compare Harper , above note 26, and BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association v British Columbia (Attorney General) , 2017 SCC 6, [2017] 1 SCR 93 [ BC Freedom of Information ], dealing with a limitation on election expenses. 126 Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-B......
  • Freedom of Expression
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Seventh Edition
    • June 30, 2021
    ...and intelligence” and that it was an insult 44 BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association v British Columbia ( Attorney General) , 2017 SCC 6, [2017] 1 SCR 93. 45 Thomson Newspapers Co v Canada (Attorney General) , [1998] 1 SCR 877, (1998) 159 DLR (4th) 385 (SCC). Freedom of Expressi......
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